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the artist in elegant but demonic make-up wears a t-shirt made of two other tshirts cut in half and sewn back together, with visible tattoos on her arms, is standing in front of a red background
the artist is naked and painted fully red. a small amount of tule fabric in the same colour covers her body, but not enough that we cant see that she is heavily tattooed and wearing heavy lipstick
the artist in her studio. the wall behind her covered in cut-out snippets from magazines and books. boxes of fabric, and partially finished garments. she's wearing playful makeup, a hug swathe of red tule as a skirt, and knee high boots. A hand bag in the foreground has been crudely painted on and reads "fashion chelsea".

DEAD STOCK

A heretical solo performance by acclaimed fashion designer/contemporary artist Chelsea Hickman confronting her complicity in the troubling practices of the fashion industry.

A lone artist takes to the stage, announcing, tonight is the final night. A sense of foreboding is in the air, she feels destructive, smoke is coming in from somewhere, tonnes of garment waste overflow the stage- her employer doesn't know she's here. Apocalyptic. Everything's going to hell. Yeah, this is the time to debut the A/W collection. You, our heroine says, are damned, but maybe you should try it on. Then she's naked, blood red, eyes solid black - the image of an archetypal demon - might be a warning. When she steps into the audience - determined to deliver a sacrifice - the performance gets dangerous.

The artist requests you bring an item of clothing to sacrifice. It will not be returned to you.

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Theatre and Physical Theatre • Contemporary
Victoria • World Premiere
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
 
Wed, 26 Feb - Sat, 01 Mar
 
60 min
 
GOULD Gallery at MOD. at UniSA
 
$25 to $55
 
M15+ (3 Warnings)
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